Swimmers in the Desert
Swimmers in the Desert
The true life story and adventures of László Almásy, the 'English patient', who crossed Africa in 1929 with the father of filmmaker Kurt Mayer: These events provide the motivation and outline for a critical journey through 'men's domains' in Cairo, London and Vienna. Navigation in the expanses of the memory - the dream of flying, documents from the war and of an unrequited love...
Country: AT
Genre: Documentary
Release: 2001-03-28
Director: Kurt Mayer
Production: Kurt Mayer Film, Epo-Film
Cast:
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